1973 Cookstown District Council election

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1973 Cookstown District Council election
30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) 1977  →
All 15 seats to Cookstown District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist SDLP Independent Nationalist
Seats won832
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Republican Clubs Loyalist Coalition
Seats won11

Elections to Cookstown District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

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Election results

PartySeats±First Pref. votesFPv%±%
Ulster Unionist 86,42843.7
SDLP 32,67118.2
Independent Nationalist 21,2768.7
Republican Clubs 11,74111.8
Loyalist Coalition11,65211.2
Alliance 09256.3
Totals1514,693100.0—

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Districts summary

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Results of the Cookstown District Council election, 1973
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP SDLP RC Others
Area A34.027.8017.9140.325
Area B48.1325.429.6016.916
Area C49.3320.517.8022.404
Total43.7818.2311.8126.3315

Districts results

Area A

1973: 2 x UUP, 1 x Loyalist Coalition, 1 x Republican Clubs, 1 x Independent Nationalist

Cookstown Area A - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Loyalist CoalitionSamuel Parke23.27%1,137      
Independent Nationalist Laurence Loughran11.27%551551 556 616.31 661.31 967.31 
Republican Clubs G. McElhatton8.64%422422 458 466 808 885 
Ulster Unionist N. Glasgow13.16%643737.24 737.24 755.24 757.24 762.24 775.24
Ulster Unionist S. Glasgow10.99%537693.55 693.55 708.86 708.86 711.86 716.86
Ulster Unionist J. Gourley9.90%484545.69 548.69 563.69 563.69 570.69 599.69
SDLP G. McKeown7.78%380380.31 397.31 494.31 516.31   
Republican Clubs P. Monaghan6.51%318318 408 424    
Alliance T. P. Sharpe4.71%230232.48 265.48     
Republican Clubs C. O'Neill2.72%133133.31      
Alliance J. E. McGurk1.06%5252      
Electorate: 5,947  Valid: 4,887 (82.18%)  Spoilt: 123  Quota: 815  Turnout: 5,010 (84.24%)  

    Area B

    1973: 3 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Independent Nationalist

    Cookstown Area B - 6 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Ulster Unionist James Howard18.23%1,050      
    Ulster Unionist Victor McGahie17.43%1,004      
    SDLP Paddy Duffy 17.41%1,003      
    Ulster Unionist William McIntyre12.43%716915.92     
    Independent Nationalist J. J. O'Kane12.58%725725 727.76 748.46 749.31 772.29 987.29
    SDLP Joseph Davidson7.98%460460.42 460.88 586.34 586.51 611.67 774.85
    Alliance Austin Hutchinson4.34%250269.32 444.12 450.6 537.81 541.71 554.15
    Republican Clubs F. Crozier4.88%281281 281 291.8 291.97 515.73  
    Republican Clubs Rita Heron4.72%272272 272.46 285.42 285.42   
    Electorate: 7,153  Valid: 5,761 (80.54%)  Spoilt: 98  Quota: 824  Turnout: 5,859 (81.91%)  

      Area C

      1973: 3 x UUP, 1 x SDLP

      Cookstown Area C - 4 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Ulster Unionist Espie Donaldson25.44%1,029         
      Ulster Unionist Alexander McConnell12.81%518658.49 658.49 684.53 703.58 703.58 837.5   
      Ulster Unionist John Warwick11.05%447481.65 481.65 490.91 492.33 492.33 530.38 550.78 918.78 
      SDLP Brigid Neeson11.59%469469.21 469.21 471.21 472.21 565.21 637.21 639.85 641.75 652.75
      SDLP J. McCrystal8.88%359359 379 379 389 509 575 576.68 578.18 586.18
      Loyalist CoalitionG. B. Somerville9.62%389413.36 413.36 506.93 509.35 510.35 532.4 534.8   
      Alliance Basil McNamee5.69%230232.21 232.21 233.52 369.94 379.94     
      Republican Clubs S. McElroy4.55%184184 288 288 290      
      Alliance Mary Lennox4.03%163165.52 170.52 173.73       
      Loyalist CoalitionR. J. K. Loughran3.11%126136.29 136.29        
      Republican Clubs H. Bradley3.24%131131         
      Electorate: 5,159  Valid: 4,045 (78.41%)  Spoilt: 48  Quota: 810  Turnout: 4,093 (79.34%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1973 - 1981: Cookstown" . Retrieved 5 August 2021.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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